Symmetricom TimeProvider 5000 User Manual

472 TimeProvider 5000 User’s Guide 098-00028-000 Revision F – May, 2012
Appendix C Installing the GPS Antenna
Antenna Installation
Antenna Coaxial Cables
Symmetricom provides several low-loss cable types, as well as LMR-400 with
N-type connectors on both ends. Before using additional cables, verify that the total
antenna system gain is acceptable as described in the Selecting the Proper Gain
Antenna section of Appendix D.
 Table 6-10 in Chapter 6 of this User’s Guide lists the optional antenna coaxial
cables
 Table C-6 provides antenna cable specifications
Antenna Installation
This section provides a procedure for installing a GPS antenna. Before beginning
the installation, review Planning the Installation, on page 473, and gather the
necessary tools and materials described in Antenna Installation Tools and Materials,
on page 476
Table C-6. Antenna Cable Specifications
Cable Type
Measured Loss
(@1.575 GHz dB
per foot)
DC Resistance
( per foot)
Type Center
Conductor
Flammability
RG213/U
(Belden 8267)
0.093 dB 0.0030 Stranded 13 AWG U/L CSA
RG213/U
(Belden 8267)
0.093 dB 0.0030
Stranded 2.62 mm
2
U/L CSA
UHF/VHF
(Belden 9913)
0.058 dB 0.0027 Solid 10 AWG
UHF/VHF
(Belden 9913)
0.058 dB 0.0027
5.26 mm
2
UHF/VHF
(Belden 89913)
0.089 dB 0.0027 Solid 10 AWG Plenum U/L
CSA
UHF/VHF
(Belden 89913)
0.089 dB 0.0027
5.26 mm
2
Plenum U/L
CSA
LMR-400 0.051 dB Shield – 0.00165
Center – 0.00139
0.109 inch Solid
LMR-400 0.051 dB Shield – 0.00165
Center – 0.00139
0.27686 cm
2
Solid

Symmetricom TimeProvider 5000 Specifications

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Brand	Symmetricom
Model	TimeProvider 5000
Category	Server
Language	English